Program Highlights

CWS Social & Economic Development Program • Browse archive: 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Northwest Haiti families combating food crisis, poverty with sustainable agri co-ops
July 24, 2008 Haiti and other nations continue to struggle in the grip of a worsening world food crisis.
[Full Story]

Sustainable livelihoods help overcome malnutrition and poverty in India
May 13, 2008 Empowering the poorest and most marginalized groups in India, irrespective of caste and religion, is the ultimate goal of the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA).
[Full Story]

Boosting the well-being of ethnic communities in Vietnam
May 13, 2008 Ethnic communities in the northernmost part of Vietnam are gaining educational opportunities for students--including supplemental school feedings--and improving their health and hygiene.
[Full Story]

Vulnerable youth gain vocational skills in Georgia
May 13, 2008 Vulnerable youth in Georgia, the former Soviet Republic, are gaining a quality education--and learning valuable job training and peace building skills along the way.
[Full Story]

Community in rural Kenya works together for water and income generation
May 13, 2008 Some 10,500 people in Bagaria, Kenya, are gaining access to safe and clean local water and increasing household incomes.
[Full Story]

Women in Nairobi slums empowered to earn income and feed their families
May 12, 2008 Ninety women from the Amani Women’s Group in Nairobi, Kenya, are learning to read and gaining small business skills.
[Full Story]

AIDS awareness training for young women students in the Middle East
May 12, 2008 Thirty young women students and 12 resource persons and trainers took part in an AIDS awareness seminar, July 2-6, 2007, near Alexandria, Egypt.
[Full Story]

Empowering low-income communities in Uganda, increasing food security
May 12, 2008 Three hundred girls and other community members are gaining leadership and livelihood skills in 20 rural communities/villages in Mbale, Uganda.
[Full Story]

China's Amity Foundation sheds light on environmental situation
March 28, 2008 The General Secretary of the Amity Foundation, a Christian humanitarian agency in China, says that while China looks as though it is thriving, major environmental concerns are detracting from development.
[Full Story]

CWS sand dams lessen Kenya-Uganda border water conflicts
March 26, 2008 World Water Day 2008 (March 22) is accompanied by increased regional water shortages in the United States and around the world.
[Full Story]

Also see: Stories of HOPE from the Tools and Blankets Program.

Northwest Haiti families combating food crisis, poverty with sustainable agri co-ops July 24, 2008 Haiti and other nations continue to struggle in the grip of a worsening world food crisis. [Full Story]

Sustainable livelihoods help overcome malnutrition and poverty in India May 13, 2008 Empowering the poorest and most marginalized groups in India, irrespective of caste and religion, is the ultimate goal of the Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA). [Full Story]

Boosting the well-being of ethnic communities in Vietnam May 13, 2008 Ethnic communities in the northernmost part of Vietnam are gaining educational opportunities for students--including supplemental school feedings--and improving their health and hygiene. [Full Story]

Vulnerable youth gain vocational skills in Georgia May 13, 2008 Vulnerable youth in Georgia, the former Soviet Republic, are gaining a quality education--and learning valuable job training and peace building skills along the way. [Full Story]

Community in rural Kenya works together for water and income generation May 13, 2008 Some 10,500 people in Bagaria, Kenya, are gaining access to safe and clean local water and increasing household incomes. [Full Story]

Women in Nairobi slums empowered to earn income and feed their families May 12, 2008 Ninety women from the Amani Women’s Group in Nairobi, Kenya, are learning to read and gaining small business skills. [Full Story]

AIDS awareness training for young women students in the Middle East May 12, 2008 Thirty young women students and 12 resource persons and trainers took part in an AIDS awareness seminar, July 2-6, 2007, near Alexandria, Egypt. [Full Story]

Empowering low-income communities in Uganda, increasing food security May 12, 2008 Three hundred girls and other community members are gaining leadership and livelihood skills in 20 rural communities/villages in Mbale, Uganda. [Full Story]

China's Amity Foundation sheds light on environmental situation March 28, 2008 The General Secretary of the Amity Foundation, a Christian humanitarian agency in China, says that while China looks as though it is thriving, major environmental concerns are detracting from development. [Full Story]

CWS sand dams lessen Kenya-Uganda border water conflicts March 26, 2008 World Water Day 2008 (March 22) is accompanied by increased regional water shortages in the United States and around the world. [Full Story]